___ Male, Geoffrey Household's 1939 thriller novel (5)

I believe the answer is:

rogue

(Other definitions for rogue that I've seen before include "Scoundrel, knave" , "one behaving atypically" , "Miscreant" , "Baddy" , "Deceitful and unreliable scoundrel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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